By Dave Goulson Oxford University Press (2003) pp. 246. ISBN 0 19 852607 5 (pbk) £29.95
In his book `Bumblebees, Behaviour and Ecology', Dave Goulson is an excellent advocate for one of our best loved insects; the humble bumblebee. In 175 pages of text, followed by an extensive bibliography, he will inspire many with his fascination and admiration for the bumblebee, while informing us of their enormous relevance in many of the planet's ecosystems and human economies.
The first twelve chapters of the book give an up to date summary of the most relevant aspects of bumblebee biology, covering recent developments in experimental research on bumblebees that provided new insights and understandings into the insect's ecology while covering aspects of the insect's navigation, communication and their reproductive biology. Many of these new findings are presented in their relevant biological contexts. For example, it has only recently been shown, that bumblebees...
